SCR orders re safety audit to prevent mishaps
South Central Railway (SCR) has directed the running sta to strictly observe all precautionary measures during summer season to avoid incidents of re in trains by carrying out regular re safety audits at stations, workshops and oce buildings.
During a review meeting, Additional General Manager R. Dhananjayulu called for frequent checks to review maintenance of re safety equipment like smoke detectors and re alarm system at all railway establishments. Water hydrants and other re ghting equipment should be mandatory at all places, he said.
Water coolers and water vending machines should be monitored on a daily basis with defects repaired immediately without delay, said a press release.
SCR will also be running a weekly train service starting every Thursday from Secunderabad and every Saturday from Danapur consisting of fully unreserved coaches with stops at all important stations to clear the heavy rush of passengers bound for Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
There is also a regular Danapur special train starting from 09:25 am every day from Secunderabad to Danapur.
A clone special train ahead of the regular daily train will also be run just ahead of the regular train. The trains will start operating from April 18 till June end.
Around 134 summer special trains will also be run on six routes: Train No. 07229/07230 Kacheguda – Kochuveli – Kacheguda, Train No. 07221/07222 Secunderabad-Santragachi-Secunderabad, Train No. 04131/04132 PrayagrajSMVT Bengaluru-Prayagraj, Train No. 06521/ 06522 SMVT BengaluruGuwahati-SMVT Bengaluru, Train No. 06565/06566 SMVT Bengaluru-Malda Town-SMVT Bengaluru and Train No. 02863/ 02864 Howrah – Yesvantpur – Howrah.